PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives
from: William Morrow
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The project that captured a nation's imagination.
The instructions were simple, but the results were extraordinary.
"You are invited to anonymously contribute a secret to a group art project. Your secret can be a regret, fear, betrayal, desire, confession, or childhood humiliation. Reveal anything -- as long as it is true and you have never shared it with anyone before. Be brief. Be legible. Be creative."
It all began with an idea Frank Warren had for a community art project. He began handing out postcards to strangers and leaving them in public places -- asking people to write down a secret they had never told anyone and mail it to him, anonymously.
The response was overwhelming. The secrets were both provocative and profound, and the cards themselves were works of art -- carefully and creatively constructed by hand. Addictively compelling, the cards reveal our deepest fears, desires, regrets, and obsessions. Frank calls them "graphic haiku," beautiful, elegant, and small in structure but powerfully emotional.
As Frank began posting the cards on his website, PostSecret took on a life of its own, becoming much more than a simple art project. It has grown into a global phenomenon, exposing our individual aspirations, fantasies, and frailties -- our common humanity.
Every day dozens of postcards still make their way to Frank, with postmarks from around the world, touching on every aspect of human experience. This extraordinary collection brings together the most powerful, personal, and beautifully intimate secrets Frank Warren has received -- and brilliantly illuminates that human emotions can be unique and universal at the same time.
The project that captured a nation's imagination.
The instructions were simple, but the results were extraordinary.
"You are invited to anonymously contribute a secret to a group art project. Your secret can be a regret, fear, betrayal, desire, confession, or childhood humiliation. Reveal anything -- as long as it is true and you have never shared it with anyone before. Be brief. Be legible. Be creative."
It all began with an idea Frank Warren had for a community art project. He began handing out postcards to strangers and leaving them in public places -- asking people to write down a secret they had never told anyone and mail it to him, anonymously.
The response was overwhelming. The secrets were both provocative and profound, and the cards themselves were works of art -- carefully and creatively constructed by hand. Addictively compelling, the cards reveal our deepest fears, desires, regrets, and obsessions. Frank calls them "graphic haiku," beautiful, elegant, and small in structure but powerfully emotional.
As Frank began posting the cards on his website, PostSecret took on a life of its own, becoming much more than a simple art project. It has grown into a global phenomenon, exposing our individual aspirations, fantasies, and frailties -- our common humanity.
Every day dozens of postcards still make their way to Frank, with postmarks from around the world, touching on every aspect of human experience. This extraordinary collection brings together the most powerful, personal, and beautifully intimate secrets Frank Warren has received -- and brilliantly illuminates that human emotions can be unique and universal at the same time.
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- Perfect??!!
What do you get someone that has everything and can get anything? This book. I got it for my sister who buys whatever she wants (within reason of course) and so when she got this book for xmas last year, she couldnt put it down. This year I am following it up with the book's sequel and I know she'll love it!
I know some reviews were disappointed because the book was mostly just ones from the web site, but for someone that has never seen the web site... its perfect.
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- I love secrets!
This is a gorgeous book. I had no idea what it was going to be before I bought it but I love it! It is a little insight into what is going on in different peoples lives...
Rating: - Post Secrets
I have read each of the post secret books and just love them.Highly entertaining!
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- I love PostSecret but.....
I love PostSecret and I love what Frank has done with the project.In a world where people are hated and looked down upon for being different, the website makes you realize that there's others out there just like you.With the same secrets as you.You feel connected to others.
With that said, I think Frank could have done a better job with his first book.I opened it thinking it was going to be full of secrets I haven't seen before but instead it was secrets that had already been ... Read More
Rating: - You can't resist picking this up
Finally, after having this on my wish list for forever, I finally bought it.This will be a great coffee table book.I loved the post card artwork and the layout of this book.This is more of an art book than a book meant for just revealing secrets.Don't let this deter you from reading it, though.While the words may be few, they can run the gammit of making you laugh out loud, to making you empathize, to making you cry.It's a powerful book.Both the postcard art and words are artwork in themselves. ... Read More
- Perfect??!!What do you get someone that has everything and can get anything? This book. I got it for my sister who buys whatever she wants (within reason of course) and so when she got this book for xmas last year, she couldnt put it down. This year I am following it up with the book's sequel and I know she'll love it!
I know some reviews were disappointed because the book was mostly just ones from the web site, but for someone that has never seen the web site... its perfect.
- I love secrets!This is a gorgeous book. I had no idea what it was going to be before I bought it but I love it! It is a little insight into what is going on in different peoples lives...
- Post SecretsI have read each of the post secret books and just love them.Highly entertaining!
- I love PostSecret but.....I love PostSecret and I love what Frank has done with the project.In a world where people are hated and looked down upon for being different, the website makes you realize that there's others out there just like you.With the same secrets as you.You feel connected to others.
With that said, I think Frank could have done a better job with his first book.I opened it thinking it was going to be full of secrets I haven't seen before but instead it was secrets that had already been ... Read More
- You can't resist picking this upFinally, after having this on my wish list for forever, I finally bought it.This will be a great coffee table book.I loved the post card artwork and the layout of this book.This is more of an art book than a book meant for just revealing secrets.Don't let this deter you from reading it, though.While the words may be few, they can run the gammit of making you laugh out loud, to making you empathize, to making you cry.It's a powerful book.Both the postcard art and words are artwork in themselves. ... Read More
